Spring catch for vanity boxes



P. A. REUTTER SPRING CATCH FOR VANITY BOXES Sept. 18,1928. 1,684,413

Filed May 21, 1928 Patented Sept. 18, 1 928.

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PHILIP a. minerals. or ws'rnnnnnv, conlvno'rrour, assreuon ro' scovnnz MANU; raocr'onme ooMrAnY, or warnnnunv, ooivnnorronr; A CORPORATION or 001v NECTIOUT.

SPRING Caron non VANITY Boxns.

Application filed May 21, 1828.- Serial -No. 279,416.

This invention relates to certain-improvements in vanity boxes or cases.

These vanity boxes or cases which have now come into wide use for holding powder and like cosmetics usually include a body and a cover pivotally associated on a hinge, and in most instances also include a mirror. and spring catches are commonly employed for holding the body and the cover together. These boxes are made usually oflig'ht metal and it is desirable that the parts of the box he so formed and. arranged that they can be cheaply made and rapidly assembled.

it is the especial object of the present in vention to provide an improved construction. for securing a mirror or other toilet article in the'box, the securing means also acting to securely position a spring catch, means being provided for limiting the movement of the catch so that it cannot become displaced when manipulating to open thebOX.

With this and other objects not specifically referred o in view, the invention consists in certain novel parts, arrangements and combinations which will. be described in connection with the accompanying drawlugs and the novel features pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed.

In these drawings, which illustrate a preferred form the invention,

Figure 1 is an edge view of the improved box;

Figure 2 is a face View of the box when open; 7

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, looking in the direction of arrow 8 of Figure 2, and

Figure 1 is a detail sectional view looking; in the direction. of arrow 4. of Figure 2.

Referring now'to these drawings, the vanity case which has been selected to illustrate the invention is of light metal and is of the so-ealled knife edge type and includes a body l and cover 2 pivot-ally united on a hinge 8 of any suitable or desired type. The body 1 is capacitated to receive a toilet article such as a compact l held in position by a retaining wire 5. The cover 2 is also capacitatcd to receive toilet article, the article held in the cover being}; in the present instance a mirror, indicated by the numeral 6. p i

The body and the cover are secured together. by an improved spring catch construction and, in accordance with the present invention, an improved means is provided forholding the m1rror and the catch in po-.

"sition so that the catch is-securelyheld and cannot become displaced when the box is opened. While the particular form of catch may be somewhat varied and may be held.

in place in different ways, in a box embodying the invention in its best form there will be provided a bezel 7 which is'in-the form of a flat ring of light metal having a central aperture. This bezel is dimensioned so as to snugly engagethe wall 8-of the .box and is provided with a cut out portion 9; at the ends of which are shoulders10,

11;. This bezel is forced into position on the mirror 6 and thus firmly holds the mirror 1n position. If desired, a lining of paper or other suitable material 12 may be placed in l the cover below the mirror and, as shown, the mirror is of less diameter than the cover of the box, the edges of the bezel overlying the mirror, themirror being visible through the central aperture of the bezel.

Located in the out out portion is a spring catch which may be of various constructions, but which is held in position by the bezel so that soldering or riveting is unnecessary. As illustrated,this catch is in the form of a flat strip of spring metal 13 which is' slightly shorter than the cutout 9. This spring; strip is provided with a catch 14:, formed by turning over the metal of the strip, and with an integral manual release 15, formed by bending the metal of the strip at right angles, these parts extending outwarclly through openings 16, 17 formed in the wall of the box. The strip is also formed with an inwardly extending part arrangedto lie under the bezel andwhich,

acts to prevent the strip from moving upwardly out of the cut out portion. In. the particular construction shown, this inwardly projecting part is shown as a pair of feet 18, 19 formed at each end of the strip by bending the metal of the strip inwardly at right angles.

l/Vith the construction shown and described it will be seen that the spring is securely held by the bezel and prevented from upward displacement by the feet 18, 19. On the manipulation of the manual release inwardly to free catch 14:, the ends of is securely held in position both in the open and closed positions of the box and during.

the strip engage the shoulders 10, 11 and thus prevent the spring stri pushed inwardly too far. bus the strip pended claims.

What I claim is: 1. In a vanity case, a bod a cover, a

hinge pivotally associating t ese parts, a.

toilet article in one of the parts, a bezel holdin the article in place, shoulders forme on the bezel, and a spring. strip having a catch for holding the body and cover together and a manual release, said strip having a part engaged beneath the bezel by which the strip is held in position,

the ends of the strip lyingbetween the shoulders of the bezel.

2. In a vanity case, a bod a cover, a

a hinge pivotally associating t ese parts, a

mirror in one of the parts, a bezel holding the from being ing the body and cover together and a'manual release, said strip having feet extending inwardl under the ezel by which the strip is held 1n position, the ends of the strip lying between the shoulders of the bezel."

3. In a vanitycase, a body, a cover, a hinge pivotally unitin these parts, a mirror in one of the arts, a bezel having a cut out portion formlng shoulders, and a spring strip having catch means for holding the body and cover together, said strip having an integral outwardly extending manual release, and integral feet inwardly extending under the bezel, said strip lyin in the cutout of the bezel and between the shoulders.

4. In avanity case, a body, a cover, a hinge pivotally uniting these parts, a toilet article in one of the sections, a bezel holding the article inplace and having a cutout, and a spring catch positioned inthe cutout and having projections extending inwardly under the bezel.

' In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. 7

PHILIP A. REUTTER. 

